- 1(formal) the fact of being the first child born in a family
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- 2(law) the system in which the oldest son in a family receives all the property when his father dies
primogeniture
nounNAmE//ˌpraɪmoʊˈdʒɛnətʃər//, NAmE//ˌpraɪmoʊˈdʒɛnəˌtʃʊr//
[uncountable]Check pronunciation: primogeniture